The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-12-08
RESUME OF the NEWS.
Washington News Items.

The attorney. general has been requested
by Secretary Lamar to bring civil suit
against Neagle Il Co., and McHough &
Casey OF Idaho for timber trespass.
A friend OF Stevenson OF Illinois, first as.
sistant postmaster general, says that how
ever much he may be disappointed by the
appointment OF Dickinson as postmaster
general, he will not resign.
Army men think that the recommends
tions OF Gen. Sheridan that the army shall
be increased by 5000 will be listened to
with more attention this year than before,
and that the anarchist agitations will con.
vince many OF the necessity Of the increase.
: Persons representing eight cities are in
Washington competing for the location OF
ne or both or all OF the conventions.
They are Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Cincinnati, Chicago, Washing.
and st. Louis. More cities will DO heard
from later, including Omaha and Mime
apolis.
Indian Inspector Armstrong has arrived
In Washington from the Grow agency in
Montana, where he was sent ZONE weeks
ago by Secretary Lamar to investigate the
Sword Bearer outbreak: The inspector
reports that QUOT prevails at tho agency
and that the Indians heartily commend the
action OF the government in removing the
bellieerent bucks to Fort Smelling.
Within tho last few weeks inquiries have
been made in certain quarters by persons
holding official position in both England
and Holland as to the probabilities of the
United States government assuming the
Confederate debt. Evidence is at hand to
show that a lobby OF inscriptions indi-
viduals has been organized to delude the
foreign holders into the belief OF the FEAST
bility OF such a scheme.
The Baltimore Sun has a dispatch from
Washington in which Senator A. P. Cor
man states positively that a tariff reform
bill will be passed by the incoming congress-,
which will cut off certain customs duties
and provide for a reduction in the internal
revenue tax. He advises Mr.. Carlisle to
decline the speakership and take the chair
manship OF the committee on ways and
means as leader OF the Democratic forces
on the floor. Mr.. Crisp OF Georgia is rec.
commended for the speakership.
The report OF John B. Baird, superin.
tendent OF tho dead letter office, shows the
number OF pieces OF original mail matter
received during the year ending June 80,
1887, to have been 5,335, 363, an increase
OF nearly liza per cent over the previous
year. In addition to this number there
were 23O, SIG letters without Enclosures
previously sent to the writer's but failing OF
delivery returned to the Office, and 3. FOG
letters on hand at the beginning OF the
year, making the total number OF pieces
handled 5,57S, 9S5. or more than Is, 600
per diem.
An army retiring board having found
Capt. John T. Morrison, 10th cavalry, in.
capacitated from active service, tho war de.
partment has extended his present leave
OF absence indefinitely. Capt. Morrison
served during the var as private md cor.
poral Of Company A, LIST Minnesota infan.
try. and LIST lieutenant and adjutant OF the
I'd Minnesota cavalry. In March, 1867,
he was appointed I'd lieutenant in the / 9th
cavalry; in the following July he wal pro-
noted 1st lieutenant. and continued In
that grade until December, 1882, when he
received his captaincy.